Kimberley Process (KP) is facing renewed calls to act over ongoing wars in Ukraine and Central African Republic (CAR) at its five-day intersessional meeting that opens today (13 May) in Dubai. KP Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC,) the observer-only group of mostly African diamond-producing countries, walked out of the last KP plenary, in Zimbabwe last November, […]
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]]>A Ukrainian diplomat is urging consumers not to buy Russian diamonds, because they fund the war in her country. Liubov Abravitova, who serves as her country’s ambassador to South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique, made the comments as members the Kimberley Processes failed to reach any agreement over calls to broaden its definition of conflict diamonds. […]
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]]>Kimberley Process (KP) must address its narrow definition of conflict diamonds, Edward Asscher, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC) told delegates at a meeting of the global watchdog in Botswana last week. He warned that industry solutions to responsible sourcing could end up eclipsing KP’s certification scheme – but could also marginalize smaller players […]
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